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Download full textAnderson, Charlotte C. – 1976
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the extent to which sexism exists in elementary and secondary textbooks. The findings of two recent studies of elementary and secondary textbooks are summarized and directed to four questions: Do textbooks describe the real world as females and males experience it in our society? Should textbooks describe…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Feminism, Males
Pottker, Janice, Ed.; Fishel, Andrew, Ed. – 1977
The 41 selections in this volume represent examples of the use of different research techniques to document empirically the existence of sex bias in the schools and its effects on American women and girls. The articles focus on identifying, quantifying, and verifying the existence of discrimination against females in education, both students and…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Career Guidance, College Admission, Counselor Attitudes
